First woman named to head Secret Service

As President Barack Obama looks on, Vice President Joseph Biden administers the oath of office to Julia Pierson to become the Director of the United States Secret Service in the Oval Office of the White House on March 27, 2013 in Washington, DC. Pierson is the first woman to hold that position. UPI/Dennis Brack/Pool

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